Rob McClanaghan was a walk-on guard for Syracuse basketball for three seasons. He was a decent shooter who could excite the crowd with his three point shots during the waning minutes of blow outs. McClanaghan was usually the first walk-on off the bench, and logged more playing time than the typical walk-on of this era.

Shortly after graduating from Syracuse, McClanaghan would start working for the Wasserman Media Group, one of the largest NBA player representative firms. He specialized in training the players on the skills they would need to transition from college basketball to the NBA.